Haiku

Olimpia Iacob translated a series of my haiku, all inspired by the seasons here in Todmorden, into Romanian. They were published in Convorbiri Literare, a Romanian literary magazine established in 1867.

I think I was about twenty when my friend asked me what I wanted as a birthday present. I said, ‘A haiku collection’. My love for Japan and everything Japanese might have started with haiku. Or it could be the film Rising Sun with Sean Connery. I remember the feeling of amazement as reading three short lines reduced me to tears. Most probably it was a Basho haiku. Maybe the one about a frog. I could not understand that. I still don’t understand. You can find examples of haiku written by me in the Category “Haiku” at the right side menu bar.